Doctor insights on:
I Have Stomach Pain And Gas

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Stress? Food journal:
Has this ben going on for awhile or is it more recent? Is it every night? Could you keep a food/drink journal to track everything you're ingesting to see if any of those are triggers, especially if you tend to drink alcohol at night. Also, frequent stress can cause similar symptoms, so could consider counseling to help redirect stress to not affect your GI system. May also need CT, EGD, or colonoscopy.
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Most people will describe pain in any part of abdomen as stomach pain, it is what many patients say but in medical terms it is pain in the stomach which is located in middle of upper abdomen, so real stomach pain is the pain localised in anatomic stomach.
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Gas-x:
Try Gas-x or activated charcoal, both available over the counter. Avoid gas producing foods and check yourself for lactose intolerance- see if you are less gassy if you avoid dairy products.
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Colitis:
Your symptoms are consistent with colitis which may result from a viral intestinal tract infection. Green stool and foul smelling gas are nonspecific. Avoid harsh roughage, drink adequate room temperature fluids and if you experience loose stools, take kaopectate. If symptoms worsen instead of gradually improving, see your physician.
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Possibly excess acid:
Stress can cause excessive acid secretion in the stomach. Try a rapidly acting antacid such as Tums (calcium carbonate). Gas is usually due to unconsciously swallowing air. Eventually passes, but takes time. Try to consciously avoid this habit.
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Microbiome Food Mind:
As embodied Soul↔Mind↔Brain↔Body creatures, many issues/variables are involved. We carry ~30, 000 genes from parents, we also carry ~1 million genes in the bacteria we carry, especially in our intestines/colon, complex symbiotic relationships. Changes in emotional states (intestinal control) & food choices alter the microbiome within & these all change intestinal function with whatever symptoms.
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Mix of symptoms:
This is a difficult mixture of symptoms. Could be that your stomach is bothering you, that you have a migraine, or many other causes. More information would help to sort this out. It would be best to talk to someone in person.
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Possibly yes.:
The symptoms you describe sound like you could be sensitive to gluten, a protein that's found in wheat, rye, barley and oats. I can't explain why you can tolerate wheat rye but not white or whole wheat products. They all contain gluten. Your symptoms should be checked out by a doctor. Meanwhile eat only gluten free grains (corn and rice) and tell your doctor if that reduces your symptoms.
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How long?:
A viral illness and/or food poisoning are probably the most common causes of those symptoms but that usually moves thru your system in a few days. If this has been going on longer than that you should see an md for a work up. There are inflammatory colitises, food intolerances, parasitic diseases and other diseases that may cause the same symptoms but over a prolonged period.
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More info:
There are many causes of abdo pain. How soon after eating? What type? How long does it last? Anything make it better? Anything make it worse? Do certain foods affect the pain? Have you had any surgery? How long has it been there? Have you tried any medications? Did they work? Did you injure yourself? Pulled muscle etc? Has anyone done any studies? See a md for exam and studies. If severe --> er.
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Yes it can:
Clindamycin, or virtually any other medication, can cause a variety of intestinal side effects. This is due to intestinal sensitivity to a substance that the intestines have not seen before. Talk with your prescribing doctor about other options.
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Common side effect:
GI symptoms are common side effects of iron pills. You should aim for most benefit for least side effects. The best is to go back to the primary care physician so you try lower doses and follow up with blood work. You can try the liquid form or take fibersupplements. But again make sue to follow up with the primary care physician.
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Change diet:
You are lucky this ends with the passage of gas. That generally means there is nothing serious happening. You probably have a dietary issue. You can change the time of eating and also vary the dietary intack with an elimination diet until you discover which food is causing the problem.
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Diet and/or meds:
Chronic constipation can cause build up of gas as well constipation can be caused by not drinking enough fluids, not having enough fiber in your food, and sometime some over the counter or prescription medicines can also cause it have more fiber in your diet with whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables and drink more fluids if that does not help short course of laxative with/without stool softner.
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On the road:
Especially road travel can mean long stretches w/out convenient toilet access. Even rest stops can mean unfamiliar or even dirty, yucky toilets. Road food can also be poor quality, or just different. All of these can combine to throw your digestion way off track. Often happens to me and also to my dog. She's learned to barely eat on long trips to avoid such problems. I've copied her and like it!
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Garlic Intolerance:
Sounds like you are intolerant of garlic. I have little tolerance for that herb unless prepared well. I don't think you have any disease but you may need to avoid garlic. Garlic is rich in Frutans and some people are sensitive to this. Keep a food diary and ask if your foods have garlic, garlic salt, garlic powder etc in them. Good luck.
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Conditioning versus?:
Consider gastroparesis=a slow-emptying stomach that is most symptomatic at night-time after the stomach fills from meals all day. More likely, brainstem reflexes induced by eating are often exaggerated in irritable bowel syndrome resulting in altered perception of gut distension, painful spasm, and modified transit of food. This response can be "conditioned" to the same time each day as described.
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